Re: Islamic new year
and wasn't it your forefathers (the people of Kufa) who invited Imam Hussein (rah) to come to Iraq and that they would support him against yazid and when he did come, they backed out of their promise and left the Ahl e Bait to all the suffering...
as far as celebrations are concerned, let me clarify...Muharram is not the month of celebrations, its a very sacred month as it is evident from its name and should hence be treated like one.